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ID126040
Title ProperHimalayan mystery solved
Other Title Informationthe Ascent of Rum Doodle is a widely appreciated mountaineering satire - but of what, exactly?
LanguageENG
AuthorMesserschmidt, Don
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)You are tent-bound in the mountains, in a storm. Time to read a good book. Will it be British mountaineer George Mallory's choice: Shakespeare? Or Dostoevsky, the favourite of another mountain-loving Briton, Bill Tilman. Heavy stuff, both of them. For a lighter read, try W E Bowman's hilarious mountaineering satire, The Ascent of Rum Doodle. First published in 1956, Rum Doodle is now on The Guardian's list of '1000 Novels Everyone Must Read' and among Colorado-based publisher Chessler's '100 Best Mountaineering Books'. It has been called 'an epic', 'Homeric',' inspiring' and 'very, very funny'.
`In' analytical NoteHimal Vol.24, No.12; December 2011: p.78-79
Journal SourceHimal Vol.24, No.12; December 2011: p.78-79
Key WordsHistory ;  Himalayan History ;  Himalayan Mystery ;  George Mallory's ;  Rum Doodle ;  British Mountaineer ;  High-flying ;  United Kingdom - UK